Video clips of the wetlands of the Mill River system and students fishing (ca. May 3, 1991)
Description:
Video clip of wetlands in the Mill River system and student fishing in Springfield Massachusetts. There are a scenes of the students conducting experiments and of the wildlife surrounding them as well as someone fishing throughout the video. The students are not identified. This video seems like a continuation of "Lake Massasoit #7." The video is 19 minutes long. On the case for tape the date of May 3, 1991 is listed. There is about 5 seconds of colored bars to start the video. The tape is listed as "Lake Massasoit #8" and comes from a series of 28 Betacam video tapes that is believed to be raw video that may have been used in the documentary "The Lost River: The story of the Mill River". In 1809, Lake Massasoit was formed by the army by damming the Mill River. The purpose of the dam was to ensure a constant flow of water downstream for the Springfield Armory “Watershops.” The Springfield Armory was America’s first and last National Armory, formed in 1777 and continuing production up until 1968. The formerly named Watershops Pond has 7 miles of shoreline and covers 186 acres. From 1892-1900, the buildings of Springfield College began to come about, and the name was changed to Lake Massasoit by Springfield College officials. The name came from a local hotel, the Massasoit House, owned by Marvin Chapin, a generous benefactor of the college. In 1920, the college purchased a large area of land on the upper end of the pond, and called it the “Freshman Camp.” Since the college was formed, students, faculty and visitors have used the Pond for sailing, swimming, ice skating and fishing. However, the lake was officially closed for swimming in 1984 when the lake was said to be unhealthy.
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